carlogambino

At Yale atm and I know lots of people in the pre-doctoral program. They get paid and their visas are sponsored as well. I believe Columbia has a pre-doctoral program as well. These programs are increasingly common given the competitiveness of Econ PhD admissions. A lot of these hires are not domestic students, so I wouldn't worry too much. You can also audit math courses here if your math background is insufficient.

Thanks! By top 10 do you mean top 10 Econ? Or does it include Biz schools like Stan GSB (I understand top 10 to mean top 10 econ but just wanted to clarify)

Hi all, I just received an offer from UChig Booth (Econ track) a few days ago. Interests are in applied + theoretical IO + antitrust econ. I have several questions, if someone could shed light on them that would be amazing: 1. Do UChig Booth (Econ track) students take the same quals as that of normal Econ students (I am guessing, yes)? How brutal is this process? Chicago seems to be infamous for a high % fail rate. 2. How is the placement like for this program -- is it worth going over say, Michigan? It seems that most Econ-oriented Booth students are finance PhDs, not Econ PhDs. Thank you so much!